CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPOinvites applications for the position of:Transportation Planner-Engineer-Contract position

An Equal Opportunity Employer

SALARY:

Hourly-$35.54 - $43.63

Biweekly-$2,843.00 - $3,490.00

Monthly-$6,159.83 - $7,561.67

Annually-$73,918.00 - $90,740.00

OPENING DATE: 02/27/19

CLOSING DATE: Continuous

JOB DESCRIPTION:

NOTE: THIS IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT POSITION WITH LIMITED BENEFITS.

The City of San Luis Obispo is looking for a Contract Transportation Planner-Engineer which will either be a Transportation Planner-Engineer-I or a Transportation Planner-Engineer II.

The level of responsibility and salary will be based on qualifications of the applicant. (See Education and Experience below).

JOB SUMMARY:

Performs professional and technical multimodal transportation services assigned to the Transportation Division. Employees in this job class provide dual-role planning and engineering services specializing in multimodal transportation programs and projects. Projects worked on may include those relating to transportation safety, operations, planning, and design. As employees show an increase in knowledge, skills, abilities, and initiative, employees are eligible for promotion within the series.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS:

This classification is part of the Transportation Planner-Engineer career series. Employees in this classification may also work under the Capital Design and Development Review work groups as needed.

SUPERVISION:

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

Employees in this classification work under general supervision of the Deputy Director or Transportation Manager within a broad framework of policies and procedures.

Employees in the this classification are not directly responsible for the supervision and evaluation of other City staff; however they may provide supervision of work product assigned to less senior or intern staff. Employees in this classification will be expected to provide supervision of consultant services for various transportation projects and studies.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all tasks that may be found in positions of this class.)

Performs various multimodal transportation studies and surveys including transporting and deploying monitoring devices. Maintains the City's various multimodal transportation databases such as collisions, volumes, speeds, modal splits, and other such records.

Computer systems and applicable software programs including AutoCAD and ArcGIS.

Application of Federal and State regulations and guidelines such as Highway Capacity Manual Methodologies, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device Standards and Guidelines, California Highway Design Manual Standards and Guidelines, and AASHTO.

Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, and California Vehicle Code.

Deal tactfully and courteously in written and oral form with the public, contractors, and representatives of other agencies in providing professional transportation engineering and planning services to the public.

Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.

Apply knowledge gained from education, training and experience in the performance of professional level duties. Retain and apply experience gained in the furtherance of performance and progress within the planner-engineer series.

Meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform duties in both a standard office and in a field environment including construction zones. Carry office materials and/or field equipment weighing up to fifty pounds, operate a full size pickup or van towing a standard ball and hitch style trailered equipment, and to install monitoring devices in the roadway.

Periodically work off-hours and weekends to conduct period specific traffic studies and attend various types of public meetings.

San Luis Obispo is a Healthy and Smart OrganizationThe City of San Luis Obispo embraces Healthy And Smart (HAS) as our City wide organizational culture. Healthy is demonstrated through our commitment to openness and transparency, collaboration with stakeholders throughout the community and organization, commitment to lifelong learning through professional organizations and our Leadership and Learning Academy, employee recognition, and a collegial executive team. Smart is clear when you meet City employees that are extremely knowledgeable in their disciplines, implement state of the art tools and technology, and think strategically.

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